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Who Gets to Play

A podcast about access in Canadian youth sport: who is on the ice, who is not, and why.

A member of the student executive briefing a group of campers gathered on the ice

Who Gets to Play is an Open Ice Initiative podcast in development. The premise is the question that started this organisation: hockey is Canada's game, so why is playing it a function of family income?

What the show covers

  • The economics of youth hockey and where the cost actually sits
  • Programmes across Canada trying to widen access, and what works
  • The research on sport participation and what it does for children
  • Families, coaches and organisers talking about their own experience

Status

The name was locked in July 2026 and guest outreach is under way. Episode one has not been published yet.